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thank you soechlt jim acosta and wolf blitzer and jim and elise. thank you all. other developments in the crisis in ukraine, the scudled warship now blocks ukrainian vessels from leaving a harbor. ukraine's ministry of defense saying now seven of the ship are trapped. as these pro and aspect russian protests continue in ukraine. u.s. warship is steaming towards the black sea as well. this missile destroyer is taking part in already planned naval exercises with romania and bulgaria. right now you have the house and the senate working on laws to publicly condemn the president's moves on crimea. one bill calling for spelling russia from the g8. we have much more on the crisis there. there is one person who could be key in solving this. why the german chancellor angela merkel has one thing all the other leaders don't. later, if the situation looks familiar. it is. we touched on this a moment ago. what did we learn from the russian invasion of georgia in 2008? is history repeating itself? how can we stop it? we will talk to the man who is is at pentagon in the invasio
thank you soechlt jim acosta and wolf blitzer and jim and elise. thank you all. other developments in the crisis in ukraine, the scudled warship now blocks ukrainian vessels from leaving a harbor. ukraine's ministry of defense saying now seven of the ship are trapped. as these pro and aspect russian protests continue in ukraine. u.s. warship is steaming towards the black sea as well. this missile destroyer is taking part in already planned naval exercises with romania and bulgaria. right now...
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jim takes a geographic look at the situation here. jim? >> for our viewers, if you have any doubt that ukraine is important to the u.s. or russia, it helps to look at the map. let's start with ukraine, it's not some distant land it's in europe. the green is nato allies. the u.s. has an obligation to defend them if they come under threat. ukraine is not a member, but there has been talk increasing the ties over the years. a couple hours nighttime to paris, rome, a little further away to london. let's get to why it's important to russia. this is the key here, that's the key russian naval base. the headquarters of the black sea fleet, this is russia's only warm water port. they're cold in the winter, this one takes them through the black sea, the mediterranean, out to the atlantic, that is an essential national security interest of the russians, and one more point just to come across, we talk a lot about the ethnic divisions this is the eastern part of the country along the border with russia, 50 to 75% in this area russians speaking russian
jim takes a geographic look at the situation here. jim? >> for our viewers, if you have any doubt that ukraine is important to the u.s. or russia, it helps to look at the map. let's start with ukraine, it's not some distant land it's in europe. the green is nato allies. the u.s. has an obligation to defend them if they come under threat. ukraine is not a member, but there has been talk increasing the ties over the years. a couple hours nighttime to paris, rome, a little further away to...
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. >> jim, talk a little bit about the concern from the perspective of the administration. russia is so key in so many discussions. you are talking about iran. you are talking about syria. so key and also such a thorn in the side of u.s. diplomacy in the u.s. reaching objectives. what does this mean for those other efforts? >> regional and global as you say. russia is central to any possible solution in syria. russia is central to the nuclear deal being negotiated and a difficult with iran. as the relationship runs into trouble over ukraine, the department said that russia is good at compartmentalizing these issues and can focus on one or the other. these are personal. there is a breech of trust here. also to jill's point. i think it's important. president obama lnchsed this. offering in effect an off-ramp saying you have your concerns in the eastern part of the country. let's address the concerns so that one, to remove that excuse if it needs an excuse to allow the troops to come in. also a face saving move. a way forward to move out. in the meantime, the president referen
. >> jim, talk a little bit about the concern from the perspective of the administration. russia is so key in so many discussions. you are talking about iran. you are talking about syria. so key and also such a thorn in the side of u.s. diplomacy in the u.s. reaching objectives. what does this mean for those other efforts? >> regional and global as you say. russia is central to any possible solution in syria. russia is central to the nuclear deal being negotiated and a difficult...
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jim, what do you know? >> reporter: first thing to point out before i detail that phone call, we're getting word that the president at a local fund-raiser in the washington, d.c. and told people at the fund-raiser that we may be able to deescalate this crisis in his words. the u.s. may be able to deescalate the crisis in the coming days so interesting to hear the president using the words, perhaps a hopeful sign about the way the white house feels about what's happening in ukraine at this point. but getting to that phone call, yes, as we all know it took place on saturday. 90 minutes long and according to a senior administration official briefing reporters on that phone call earlier this evening, the president and vladimir putin spent much of that time during that phone call debating the facts on the ground with respect to what's happening on the ground in ukraine. russian president basically saying that he's trying to defend the rights of ethnic russians in ukraine and the president spent the time saying,
jim, what do you know? >> reporter: first thing to point out before i detail that phone call, we're getting word that the president at a local fund-raiser in the washington, d.c. and told people at the fund-raiser that we may be able to deescalate this crisis in his words. the u.s. may be able to deescalate the crisis in the coming days so interesting to hear the president using the words, perhaps a hopeful sign about the way the white house feels about what's happening in ukraine at this...
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you heard jim acosta reporting. the white house tonight is saying they do believe he knows exactly what's going on but he is being -- he's not unhinged and he's not acting irrationally. others say he's delusional and dangerous. plus, president obama plans to close the most hated loophole in america. at least on this program it is. but will wall street shut him down? predibut, manufacturings a prettin the united states do. means advanced technology. we learned that technology allows us to be craft oriented. no one's losing their job. there's no beer robot that has suddenly chased them out. the technology is actually creating new jobs. siemens designed and built the right tools and resources to get the job done. bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's no
you heard jim acosta reporting. the white house tonight is saying they do believe he knows exactly what's going on but he is being -- he's not unhinged and he's not acting irrationally. others say he's delusional and dangerous. plus, president obama plans to close the most hated loophole in america. at least on this program it is. but will wall street shut him down? predibut, manufacturings a prettin the united states do. means advanced technology. we learned that technology allows us to be...
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so jim, you're learning new information about when vladimir putin decided to move into crimea, what do you know? >> well, anderson, speaking to intelligence official the as well as other officials who read these reports last week, these intelligence assessments of what was happening and what was likely to happen, there are indications this was not a vastly premeditated decision by vladimir putin to take military action on the ground. it was a relatively last minute decision. that is one reason why it was difficult to predict. speaking to officials, they say he's an unpredictable character. he's done these sort of things before, last minute decisions, and that made it difficult for them to say he was definitely going to act and when was he and caught many offguard.e did >> well, bob, i'm curious to hear your perspective on this as a previous cia officer. over the last days or so, there's been several members of congress who have been very critical of the cia asking why didn't the cia or the united states know that putin was going to responsibility militarily until he had already done it
so jim, you're learning new information about when vladimir putin decided to move into crimea, what do you know? >> well, anderson, speaking to intelligence official the as well as other officials who read these reports last week, these intelligence assessments of what was happening and what was likely to happen, there are indications this was not a vastly premeditated decision by vladimir putin to take military action on the ground. it was a relatively last minute decision. that is one...
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chief national security correspondent jim sciutto joins us. despite these exercises, troops mobilizing on the border, the obama administration seems confident russia will not be moving troops into ukraine? >> reporter: that's the pentagon's assessment they're not going to act. what's changed in the last 24 hours, because the russians have moved these troops, mobilized these war planes, put them on alert as well, if president putin decided he did want to go in they could poomove so quick u.s. would not have a chance to react to it. that's increased the level of nervousness among administration officials. what would the u.s. do in reaction? we're talking really about only diplomatic means, protests, et cetera. because the supreme nato commander and american general breedlove says europe is not planning certainly any military reaction if the russians were to go in. >> it would be a huge deal if they went in obviously. the question is what would happen inside the ukraine. people there, the country dividing. what about putin? i know he spoke to pre
chief national security correspondent jim sciutto joins us. despite these exercises, troops mobilizing on the border, the obama administration seems confident russia will not be moving troops into ukraine? >> reporter: that's the pentagon's assessment they're not going to act. what's changed in the last 24 hours, because the russians have moved these troops, mobilized these war planes, put them on alert as well, if president putin decided he did want to go in they could poomove so quick...
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as innocent as it seems, jim lange with his big glasses and the set, it was racy for its time. this was the mid-1960s when it launched. the writers were charged with upon can be up with questions that were sexy answers back then. you heard him say what is this hanky panky. >> many of them before they were stars like tom selleck and suzanne sommers. would any of them on the bachelor or bachelorette if they were born. >> i can't imagine they would. there was something special about that. i love the sweet questions that were so naughty back then. >> naughty. >> naughty. switching gears, talking about glee, it has been seven months since the death of the glue star, cory monty. his girlfriend reported this heart breaking song about him. here's a clip of that. ♪ it has been seven whole days seven whole days since you paralyzed me ♪ ♪ seven whole days seven whole days since you ♪ >> sad, sad. >> it is really sad. the new track is called if you say so. he is singing it essentially about the last four words he supposedly said to her. before he passed away. this would be a haunti
as innocent as it seems, jim lange with his big glasses and the set, it was racy for its time. this was the mid-1960s when it launched. the writers were charged with upon can be up with questions that were sexy answers back then. you heard him say what is this hanky panky. >> many of them before they were stars like tom selleck and suzanne sommers. would any of them on the bachelor or bachelorette if they were born. >> i can't imagine they would. there was something special about...
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cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is here. let's cut through the noise, the politics and spin. what are we talking about in terms of cuts to the military? break it down. >> reporter: you look at the numbers. the current budget is basically halfway between what the pentagon wanted and the more draconian cuts that came during sequestration. the real headline number is reducing the size of the army from a peak during those two wars in afghanistan and iraq from 570,000 to 450,000. cutting the wart hog designed to attack soviet tanks, also cutting benefits such as housing allowances for soldiers, subsidies to stores on military bases. some of these are politically sensitive things. but as always the military is trying to make a balance of priorities with the numbers that they've been given. >> so in terms of the cuts, obviously the things like housing allowance, that's going to affect the livelihood, the lifestyle of soldiers which is obviously an incredibly important thing and marines and sailors and others. in terms of the danger
cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is here. let's cut through the noise, the politics and spin. what are we talking about in terms of cuts to the military? break it down. >> reporter: you look at the numbers. the current budget is basically halfway between what the pentagon wanted and the more draconian cuts that came during sequestration. the real headline number is reducing the size of the army from a peak during those two wars in afghanistan and iraq from 570,000...
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coulda won the big prize. >> you know, that could have helped her with some of jim's funeral expenses. >> there wasn't any life insurance? >> no, there wasn't. i'd been trying to convince her to call about the colonial penn program to make sure they had coverage, but she was worried they wouldn't be accepted because of their health. >> i have life insurance with them, too. i had concerns, but i didn't have to take a physical or even answer any health questions. my...
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. >> jim parsons never ceases to amaze me and even as good as he did there -- >> that impersonation of ellen, on point. >> so glad that you're starting your morning with us. >> a lot still ahead on "new day sunday" starts right now. >>> troops moving in, violent protests in the streets, world leaders consulting in a 90-minute phone call. is russia on the brink of starting a war in europe? >>> a powerful storm is pushing east today, folks. it's dumping heavy rain, lots of snow, possible ice. still creating a muddy mess in california. >>> the big night, astronauts versus con artists, power brokers versus pirates as nine films vie for the best picture of the year. your "new day" continues now. >>> listen, you don't even need to get out of bed. kick your feet up, grab your coffee, so much to tell you this morning and grateful for your company. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. this is "new day sunday." >>> and, of course, the breaking news we're starting with this hour, ukraine. and ukraine says that russian troops surr
. >> jim parsons never ceases to amaze me and even as good as he did there -- >> that impersonation of ellen, on point. >> so glad that you're starting your morning with us. >> a lot still ahead on "new day sunday" starts right now. >>> troops moving in, violent protests in the streets, world leaders consulting in a 90-minute phone call. is russia on the brink of starting a war in europe? >>> a powerful storm is pushing east today, folks. it's...